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Be it known that I, EDWARD MQLLENHAER, of New York, in the county andState of New York, have invented 'a new and improved ApparatusforRegulating the' Position and Movement of the Arms of Violin- Players;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art tomalte and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this spectication. J

The drawing represents my apparatus -for regulating the position of thearms of violin-players attached to the pers-on.

This invention relates to a new and useful device for attaching to theperson of a violin-player, for the purpose of regulating the positionand movementrof the arms when playing on that instrument, and itconsists of a belt fastened to the waist, to which is rigidly attachedan adjustable guide for the right arm, and also an armlet fastened onthe left arm, just above the elbow, which is connected by a chain orstrap with the belt on the waist, at a point directly under the guidefor the right arm, and lying close. to the holly inside of the rightarm. By this arrangement of apparatus or harness, the hand holding theviolin is held out at length in a firm and fixed position, while `thebow-arm is governed in its movement, when making the stroke upward anddownward, so that the bow is drawn truly and 'uniformly over the stringsof the instrument, enabling the player to touch truly, and produce thebest musical -e`ects.

The controlling power over the movement of the bow thus effected greatlyfacilitates learners in acquiring mastery over the violin, and alsoassists the execntion'of skillful artists.

A is a belt, made of metal, or.nny`suituble material, whichisfastenedaround thc waist, on the rightehand side of which, when attached to theperson, 'is secured firmly an arm, a, on the end of which is fixed, byan adjustablescrew, a guide-board, b, in such manner that it shall lieclose on the outside of the right arm above the elbow, and bring the armnear enough to the body to keep it firmly in position, while the how ismoved up and down upon the instrument in pla-ying, as shown in thedrawing. A belt or armlet, c, is also fastened on the left arm, justabove the elbow, which Ais providel with a hook to catch one end of astrap or chain, d, which passes next the body, under the right fore-armof the player, und is attached at the other end to the belt near4 vWhenthe violin is held as usual to play, the left arm is extended to itsproper position, the chain d will be drawn taut, and thus give it a firmsupport, while the bow-'arm will be kept in a fixed position by theguideboard lb above the elbow, allowing perfect freedom of the fore-armto draw the bow with exact movement over the strings of the violin.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- An apparatus for regulating the positionand movement of the arms of violin-players, constructed and operatingsubstantially as herein described.

EDW. MOLLENI-IAUE R. Witnesses JOHN FRAZER, ALEX. F. RoBERTs

